TRAFFIC is backing up on the A31 around Corfe Mullen and Sturminster Marshall this afternoon after a lorry and motorbike collided.

Police said they were called at 3.44pm to the road, close to the turning for Vines Close Farm.

Traffic has been diverted through Corfe Mullen, a police spokesman said, but officers were leaving the scene at 4.30pm.

Injuries were minor, the spokesman added.